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05. Theater of Blood (1973, UK) Douglas Hickox -

a must see

06. Heavy Metal (1981, Canada) Gerald Potterron -

worth seeing

07. Expired (2007, USA) Cecilia Miniucchi -

worthless [F]

13. American Zombie (2007, USA) Grace Lee -

has redeeming facet [D+]

17. The Three Trials (2006, USA) Randy Greif [2007 based on DVD premiere] -

worthless [F]

18. Paraliminal 2 (2006, USA) Randy Greif [short] - not recommended

19. Paraliminal 3 (2006, USA) Randy Greif [short] - recommended

21. Happy Birthday to Me (1981, USA) J. Lee Thompson -

has redeeming facet

80’s slasher that rips-off Castle’s phenomenal Strait-Jacket.

22. Boachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973, Japan) Teruo Ishii -

a must see

Gives new meaning to the phrase “has to be seen to be believed.” Makes me want to watch every Pinky Violence film ever made. Stylized studio sets featuring dazzling colors, copious geysers of blood, and a vast array of nude women performing any number of violent and exploitive acts. Only Japan could produce a film this fucking insane and yet still be considered Art.

23. The Bridge (2006, USA) Eric Steel -

a must see [B-]

Eric Steel set-up camera in San Francisco filming every daylight hour of the Golden Gate Bridge. All told, he captured 23 suicide jumpers on film. Filmmaker motives aside, there is something genuinely compelling about a documentary like this. One could almost pair it up with Mondo Docs like Faces of Death, or horror cinema in general, and come up with quite a profound program on death and the cinematic fascination with it.

24. Gantz - Vol. 7 (2004, Japan) Ichirô Itano [Ep.14-17] - mixed

I’m sort of hating this Anime series, but I find myself unable to toss it aside. Episode 26 is in my future I know it…

27. Gantz - Vol. 8 (2004, Japan) Ichirô Itano [Ep.18-20] - mixed

CAN’T.STOP.WATCHING.

29. Private School (1983, USA) Noel Black -

worth seeing

It’s no Porky’s, but as far as 80’s sex-farces are concerned you could do much worse. I’m left wondering why Betsy Russell didn’t skyrocket to stardom after this?

30. Baby Mama (2008, USA) Michael McCullers -

worth seeing [C-]

The comedy is effective, but I prefer a little more substance (or none at all) when confronted with the genre. There was a draft of this script that I’m sure had a message, but it certainly got lost once the SNL crew touched it up. The end result is a film that passes the time well enough, but winds up being entirely inconsequential.

34. Gantz - Vol. 9 (2004, Japan) Ichirô Itano [Ep.21-23] - not recommended

I’m ready for this to end…

35. Sex and the City (2008, USA) Michael Patrick King -

has redeeming facet [D+]

I'll keep my comments to myself on this one, however head on over to Slant, and you'll find Ed Gonzalez echoing my thoughts exactly.

36. Run Fat Boy Run (2007, UK) David Schwimmer -

worth seeing [C+]

Call me skeptical as I’m inclined to think that Simon Pegg is the real auteur here, but kudos to Mr. Schimmer on very solid outing all around.

37. Keoma (1976, Italy) Enzo G. Castellari -

a must see

Dominated by a wild narrative score, this is one odd Spaghetti Western.

38. They Wait (2007, Canada) Ernie Barbarash -